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- catalog abstract ""Few literary lives have navigated the perimeters of success and misfortune as boldly as did that of John Donne. The tensions within his work are sometimes viewed as the outcomes of shifting directions in his personal circumstances and beliefs. In addressing Donne's supposedly radical idiosyncrasies, commentators have often either omitted or underplayed discussion of the ambiguities inherent in the art and literature of early modern culture itself. The tensile, even contradictory, qualities of Donne's writing may have reflected as much the ambiguous texture of the artistic society around him as they did the tumult of his own psyche. This book explores the correspondences between the iconic and emblematic currents of the age and Donne's poetry and prose. Through close readings of Elizabethan, Jacobean and Carolean signs and sign systems, coupled with a cogent attention to historical context, Clayton G. MacKenzie seeks to demonstrate the quality and intention of some of Donne's literary designs."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12264271.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Few literary lives have navigated the perimeters of success and misfortune as boldly as did that of John Donne. The tensions within his work are sometimes viewed as the outcomes of shifting directions in his personal circumstances and beliefs. In addressing Donne's supposedly radical idiosyncrasies, commentators have often either omitted or underplayed discussion of the ambiguities inherent in the art and literature of early modern culture itself.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Memento Mori -- Ch. 2. The Spirit and the Flesh -- Ch. 3. In the Light of Heaven and in the Darkness of Hell -- Ch. 4. Vis Amoris -- Ch. 5. Fortune (If There Be Such a Thing as Shee).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-185) and index.".
- catalog description "MacKenzie seeks to demonstrate the quality and intention of some of Donne's literary designs."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "The tensile, even contradictory, qualities of Donne's writing may have reflected as much the ambiguous texture of the artistic society around him as they did the tumult of his own psyche. This book explores the correspondences between the iconic and emblematic currents of the age and Donne's poetry and prose. Through close readings of Elizabethan, Jacobean and Carolean signs and sign systems, coupled with a cogent attention to historical context, Clayton G.".
- catalog extent "209 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0820452920 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Renaissance and Baroque studies and texts ; vol. 30".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : P. Lang,".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "821/.3 21".
- catalog subject "Art and literature England History 17th century.".
- catalog subject "Donne, John, 1572-1631 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "Donne, John, 1572-1631 Knowledge Art.".
- catalog subject "Donne, John, 1572-1631 Literary style.".
- catalog subject "Donne, John, 1572-1631 Prose.".
- catalog subject "Emblems in literature.".
- catalog subject "Figures of speech.".
- catalog subject "Icons in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR2248 .M24 2001".
- catalog subject "Visual perception in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Memento Mori -- Ch. 2. The Spirit and the Flesh -- Ch. 3. In the Light of Heaven and in the Darkness of Hell -- Ch. 4. Vis Amoris -- Ch. 5. Fortune (If There Be Such a Thing as Shee).".
- catalog title "Emblem and icon in John Donne's poetry and prose / Clayton G. MacKenzie.".
- catalog type "Art. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".